RAD 184 - Radiographic Positioning IV

1. Ascertain the routine positioning and types of pathology as it relates to imaging of the skull and facial bones.
2. Determine the emergency actions a radiographer would take for spinal/head injuries, trauma patients, shock, and various medical emergencies.
3. Evaluate the appropriate aseptic techniques and standard precautions for the patients and technologists safety.
4. Differentiate between normal and abnormal values for temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration for an adult and child.
5. Define the Target Cell Theory and illustrate ionizing effect of High and Low LET radiation on the human cell.

1. Describe, demonstrate, identify, and critique images for anatomic location, function, anatomy, and routine positions for the skull and cranial bones, facial bones and paranasal sinuses.
2. Analyze and evaluate CR/DR images for quality and positioning accuracy.
3. Using a skull phantom, identify the cranial and facial topography and anatomic landmarks used in positioning.
4. Describe the instructions for a patient undergoing any skull imaging procedure.
5. Successfully understand the medical terminology associated with physical assessment and dealing with acute situations as provided in the syllabus.
6. State four reasons for learning good patient assessment skills.
7. Demonstrate how to take a history appropriate to a specific procedure using the informed inquiry format.
8. List the six factors involved in the cycle of infection.
9. List the classifications of microorganisms, compare their physical structures and give examples of each.
10. Define virulence factors and explain how these factors affect the differences between pathogenic organisms and normal flora.
11. Name the agent and state the dilution used for disinfecting radiographic equipment, as recommended by the CDC.
12. Successfully prepare a presentation on a communicable disease and showcase the cycle of infection using the elements of the infectious process.
13. Outline the timeframe and primary fetal effects of radiation for all three stages of gestation.
14. Discuss the effects of radiation on the spermatoagonia and oogonia and its relative genetic impact.
15. Using an illustration of the double helix of DNA, discuss the five main effects of radiation on the nucleotide base pairs and which one is associated with a genetic mutation.
16. Discuss ARS including the prodromal, latent, and manifest periods and the hematologic, gastrointestinal, and central nervous system syndromes.
17. Analyze stochastic and non-stochastic effects with regards to LNT and LT dose response curves.
18. Using the Indirect Target Cell Theory describe chemically, the production of free radical formation.

1. Positioning and Anatomy of the Skull and Facial Bones 
   1. Cranial Imaging
   2. Facial Bones Imaging
   3. Nasal Bones and Zygomatic Arches Imaging
   4. Orbital and Mastoid Imaging
   5. Mandible and TMJ Imaging
   6. Sinus Imaging
2. Dealing with Acute Medical Emergencies
3. Review of Infection Control and Preventing Transmissible Disease 
4. Review of Vital Signs
5. Second Part of Radiation Biology
   1. Dose response relationships
   2. Cell survival and recovery
   3. Acute radiation syndrome
   4. Embryonic and fetal effects
   5. Genetic impact (goals of gonadal shielding, GSD)